Aloysius Fondong Abangalo

Aloysius Fondong Abangalo (born 5 June 1973) is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mamfe, in Cameroon since 22 February 2022. Before that, from 20 April 2006 until 22 February 2022, he served as a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon. Pope Francis appointed him bishop. He was consecrated at Mamfe on 5 May 2022 by Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Archbishop of Bamenda.

Background and education He was born on 5 June 1973 in Limbé, Diocese of Buéa, Southwest Region, Cameroon. He attended the Saint Thomas Aquinas Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Bambui, Archdiocese of Bamenda, where he studied both philosophy and theology. He graduated with a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Université Catholique d'Afrique Centrale, in Yaoundé, where he studied from 2011 until 2014. He holds a Doctorate in canon law obtained from the Pontifical Urban University, in Rome, Italy, where he studied beginning in 2019.

Priest He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Buéa on 20 April 2006 by Emmanuel Bushu, Bishop of Buéa. Aloysius Fondong Abangalo served as a priest until 22 February 2022. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including: